Item - 2020.HL17.4

The Board of Health recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to enter into agreements totalling $16,029,626 with the Angel Foundation for Learning ($4,352,722) and the Toronto Foundation for Student Success ($11,676,904) to administer the 2020 approved municipal funding to eligible student nutrition programs across the City of Toronto.

2.  City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to take the necessary actions to give effect to Recommendation 1 above, including the execution of legal agreements with the Angel Foundation for Learning and the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, on behalf of the City of Toronto.

3.  City Council request the Provincial Government to increase its grant funding investment proportionally to match the increased City of Toronto investment.

4.  City Council request the Federal Government to provide core funding for a national school food program.

The Board of Health:

1.  Requested the Provincial Government to increase its grant funding investment proportionally to match the increased City of Toronto investment.

2.  Requested the Federal Government to provide core funding for a national school food program.

3.  Directed that the report (May 29, 2020) from the Medical Officer of Health be forwarded to the provincial Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, the provincial Minister of Health, the provincial Minister of Education, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, the Angel Foundation for Learning, the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, and FoodShare Toronto.

This report outlines recommendations for the 2020 Student Nutrition Program service subsidy allocations. The proposed combined allocations to the Angel Foundation for Learning (AFL) and the Toronto Foundation for Student Success (TFSS) total $16,029,626 which includes $266,000 held in reserve for appeals/late applications.